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Red Flash Have One Event Victory, 29 Top-10 Performances at Liberty Open

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 
>>Saint Francis indoor track and field had one athlete take first and 29 top-10 performances at the Liberty Open on Saturday. 

>>Marie-Therese Cooper took home a first-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 11.80m. It is the second event victory of the season for the graduate student.

 >>Liberty Open Results

FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS
Along with Cooper's victory in the triple jump, the women's team had 16 top-10 performances. There were two second-place finishes, with Paige Drake placing second in the 60m dash with a time of 7.86 and Anna Quackenbush in the 5000m dash with a 18:11.11 time.

The 4x400 relay team of Gabrielle del-Pielago, Sarah Colman, Emma Fleck, and Rhoda Alaban-Tafon took third with a time of 3:58.33. Alaban-Tafon also finished eighth in the 200m dash, clocking in a 25.52 time.

There were two more third place finishes, with Mariclare Anderson clocking in a 1:20.92 time in the 500m dash and Naomi Hillen in the 5000m dash with a time of 18:16.92.

After taking first at the Bison Open last weekend, Marlene Jacobs placed fourth in pole vault with a mark of 3.55m.

In the mile, Monica Gregg finished fifth with a time of 5:06.83. She was followed by Tesslyn Helms in seventh at 5:15.47 and Morgan McNaughton clocking in at 5:17.81.

The 800m dash saw Fleck take fifth with a time of 2:18.57. Colman took seventh, registering a 2:20.14 time.

Jaelyn Cole finished sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.60.

Rounding out the best finishes from Saturday was Brooke Long tying for 10th in long jump with a jump of 5.32m.

FLASH MEN NUGGETS 
The men's team had 13 top-10 performances. The best finishes came from Ryan Harman, who tied for fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 4.35m, and Nickolas Hyde in the Section A shot put with a throw of 16.41. Dustin Hyde placed seventh in the same event with a 15.63m throw.

In the regular shot put event, Ethan Sawyer took 10th with a mark of 11.82m.

After finishing first at the Bison Open last weekend, David Niang took fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.08. Haiden Litwinovich took sixth in the 60m hurdles in a separate event with a time of 8.77.

The 500m dash saw James Parmalee place fifth with a time of 1:07.39. Seamus Girdusky finished eighth, clocking in a 1:10.57 time.

The 4x400 relay team of Parmalee, Girdusky, Julian Saunders, and Jadon Kendrick tied for seventh with a time of 3:26.58. Saunders took eighth with a 21.94 time in the 200m dash.

In weight throw, Vincent Franco took seventh with a throw of 15.67m while Trey Baney was eighth with a 15.51m throw.

Rounding out the best finishes from the men's team was Arnold Mve Ndjamen taking eighth in the high jump with a jump of 1.90m.

UP NEXT
The Red Flash will travel to the River Hawk Friday Night Showdown Friday, February 9 for the final regular season meet before the Northeast Conference Championships on the 18th.

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Players Mentioned

Rhoda Alaban-Tafon

Rhoda Alaban-Tafon

Sprints
Graduate Student
Nursing
Mariclare Anderson

Mariclare Anderson

Distance
Senior
Exercise Physiology
Jaelyn Cole

Jaelyn Cole

Hurdles
Junior
Marketing
Marie-Therese Cooper

Marie-Therese Cooper

Jumps
Graduate Student
Exercise Physiology
Paige Drake

Paige Drake

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Nursing
Emma Fleck

Emma Fleck

Distance
Junior
Health Science (PA)
Monica  Gregg

Monica Gregg

Distance
Graduate Student
Health Science (PT)
Tesslyn Helms

Tesslyn Helms

Distance
Junior
Early Childhood Education/Special Education
Naomi Hillen

Naomi Hillen

Distance
Junior
Environmental Engineering/Biology
Sarah Colman

Sarah Colman

Sprints
Freshman
Nursing

Players Mentioned

Rhoda Alaban-Tafon

Rhoda Alaban-Tafon

Graduate Student
Nursing
Sprints
Mariclare Anderson

Mariclare Anderson

Senior
Exercise Physiology
Distance
Jaelyn Cole

Jaelyn Cole

Junior
Marketing
Hurdles
Marie-Therese Cooper

Marie-Therese Cooper

Graduate Student
Exercise Physiology
Jumps
Paige Drake

Paige Drake

Sophomore
Nursing
Sprints/Jumps
Emma Fleck

Emma Fleck

Junior
Health Science (PA)
Distance
Monica  Gregg

Monica Gregg

Graduate Student
Health Science (PT)
Distance
Tesslyn Helms

Tesslyn Helms

Junior
Early Childhood Education/Special Education
Distance
Naomi Hillen

Naomi Hillen

Junior
Environmental Engineering/Biology
Distance
Sarah Colman

Sarah Colman

Freshman
Nursing
Sprints